About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
8350
The type of the plane.
P-38
The plane ID.
43-28415
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
71st Fighter Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-09-12
The reason for the bomber's crash.
technischer Fehler
The place the bomber targeted.
München
The place where the bomber crashed.
Harham
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
47°25'N, 12°50'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Saalfelden
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the crash.
Comments.
Das rechte Triebwerk der Maschine fing aufgrund eines technischen Gebrechens Feuer. Der Pilot meldete das über Funk, flog dann ein Tal an und sprang mittels Fallschirm ab. Er überlebte.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Brindley, Leo M. 2nd Lt Pilot MIA

How to cite

DAACDA – Downed Allied Air Crew Database Austria, edited by Nicole-Melanie Goll, Georg Hoffmann and Peter Andorfer, Vienna 2025 (https://daacda.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/a-00517.html)